: a person who acts as an assistant
a teacher's aide
specifically
: a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer
Examples of aide in a Sentence
The senate office hired several congressional aides.
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow
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An aide had run out for biryani.
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
On April 10, four days after his parents left him in the care of a family friend while on a work trip, Gabriel did not have his usual aide with him at school, and no replacement was assigned, in violation of his IEP, according to the lawsuit.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
The president chose Lindsey Halligan, who had served as a White House aide, to replace Siebert.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
White House aides are snipping at Republican colleagues on the Hill that this is on them to sort out.
—Phil Elliott, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
On April 10, four days after his parents left him in the care of a family friend while on a work trip, Gabriel did not have his usual aide with him at school, and no replacement was assigned, in violation of his IEP, according to the lawsuit.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
The president chose Lindsey Halligan, who had served as a White House aide, to replace Siebert.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
White House aides are snipping at Republican colleagues on the Hill that this is on them to sort out.
—Phil Elliott, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
Medical Definition
aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
volunteer aides
psychiatric aides
see nurse aide
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